Czech Bailiff Exam study guide
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The Czech bailiff examination (justiční zkouška soudního exekutora) is the professional qualifying examination that a candidate must pass to be appointed as a soudní exekutor - the private official who carries out court-ordered enforcement of judgments, executorial titles and other enforcement acts under the enforcement code. It is intended for law graduates who have completed the prescribed professional practice with a bailiff or in a related judicial profession and who seek entry to the Exekutorská komora. The Czech Bailiff Exam study guide has 12 sections and about 4,918 words.
01Constitutional Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
Two constitutional acts frame the whole exam: Constitutional Act No. (Ústava) and Constitutional Act No.
466 words, about 2 min02Civil Law (substantive), including Family Law and Succession
89/2012 Sb., občanský zákoník (OZ), in force since 1 January 2014, unites substantive civil law, family law and succession in one code, with the commercial code applying alongside it. Exams test capacity, juristic acts, limitation, marital property and the succession titles.
478 words, about 2 min03Civil Procedure and Enforcement Procedure
99/1963 Sb., občanský soudní řád (OSŘ), and Act No. 120/2001 Sb., exekuční řád (EŘ), which created a dual system: judicial enforcement by the court and enforcement by a soudní exekutor.
413 words, about 2 min04Bailiff Profession: Status, Rights, Duties, Ethics and Disciplinary Liability
(EŘ) and the Chamber's status rules: appointment, oath, independence, confidentiality, insurance, the exekutorský úřad, representation and disciplinary liability. Ethics is usually tested through a fact pattern rather than a definition.
400 words, about 2 min05Enforcement Activities, Methods and Protection of Parties
Concrete methods of execution, the reach of the seizure (postižení), and the devices that protect debtors and third parties - the practical core of enforcement. Způsoby provedení: srážky ze mzdy and other income, přikázání pohledávky (bank account, receivables, insurance), prodej movitých věcí, prodej nemovitých věcí, postižení závodu, vyklizení, odebrání věci and zřízení exekutorského zástavního práva.
399 words, about 2 min06Commercial Law and Insolvency
(zákon o obchodních korporacích, effective 1 January 2021, replacing No. 90/2012 Sb.) and Act No.
386 words, about 2 min07Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (relevant aspects)
(trestní zákoník) and Act No. (trestní řád), limited to what an exekutor actually meets: obstruction of enforcement, property and insolvency offences by debtors, and the procedural position of a person supplying evidence.
388 words, about 2 min08Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure
(správní řád), Act No. (soudní řád správní), the Přestupkový zákon No.
389 words, about 2 min09Labour Law and Social Security
(zákoník práce) and the social security statutes - nemocenské pojištění (187/2006 Sb.), důchodové pojištění (155/1995 Sb.), state social support (117/1995 Sb.), pomoc v hmotné nouzi (111/2006 Sb.). Typical questions: the employment relationship lifecycle and wage deductions ordered by an exekutor.
394 words, about 2 min10Tax Law and Public Finance
(daňový řád), the substantive tax acts (DPH No. 235/2004 Sb., income taxes No.
420 words, about 2 min11European Union Law and International Judicial Cooperation
EU law sources and principles, the preliminary reference, and the instruments of judicial cooperation in civil matters - exactly what an exekutor needs when the title or the debtor crosses a border. Sources: TEU/TFEU and the EU Charter, which applies only within the scope of EU law (Art.
383 words, about 2 min12Legal Writing and Professional Skills
Drafting and reasoning: the structure of enforcement documents, formal requirements of filings and decisions, and clear legal argument. Marks are lost on form as often as on substance.
402 words, about 2 min